Cyriel Dessers is Rangers saviour as he bulldozes St Mirren but dissenting voices are deafening – 3 talking points
dailyrecord.co.ukCyriel Dessers came off the bench to bulldoze St Mirren as Rangers scrapped to a 2-1 win that eased the pressure at Ibrox - and it was much-needed after the Union Bears aimed a fresh protest at the board.
There were some early alarm bells ringing, most glaringly through Toyosi Olusanya who found acres of space behind the Rangers back line, but dragged a poor effort wide when one on one with Jack Butland.
They responded well to the initial Saints onslaught and took the lead on 13 minutes, Mohamed Diomande pouncing on a rebound after Nicolas Raskin's venomous strike at goal.
It's been a season of false dawns at Rangers and this threatened to be another. Alex Gogic soon equalised with a thumping header and the familiar grumbles began to ring out around Ibrox as the half-time break approached.Olusanya's pace was causing severe problems for Rangers at the back and he thought he'd put Saints in front when he raced through again shortly after half-time, but this time it was the offside flag that denied him.Dessers was introduced at half-time and almost hit the back of the net within ten minutes of coming on, his awkward header well-saved by Ellery Balcombe who, to this point, had enjoyed a quieter game than he may have anticipated.
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